"Galileo" - disputa finalmente resolvida

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"Galileo" - disputa finalmente resolvida
« em: Junho 26, 2004, 05:08:00 pm »
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EU-US strike sat-navigation deal

Europe and the US have signed a deal to co-operate over satellite navigation.



It means the EU's planned Galileo system will be compatible with the US GPS - ending a trans-Atlantic dispute.

The agreement determines how Galileo's frequencies should be structured which, crucially, will allow signals to be jammed in war zones if necessary.

US Secretary of State Colin Powell signed the pact with Loyola de Palacio, EU Transport Commissioner, at the EU-US summit at Dromoland Castle, Ireland.

The Galileo project will see its first spacecraft begin to be deployed in 2007.


WHAT IS GALILEO?

- Europe's own global satellite navigation system
- Will work alongside US GPS and Russian Glonass systems
- Promises real-time positioning down to just a few metres
- Guaranteed under all but most extreme circumstances
- Suitable for safety-critical systems - can run trains, guide cars and land planes


The final constellation of 30 satellites will more than double the spacecraft providing the American Global Positioning System, increasing the accuracy and reliability of navigation and timing signals that can be received across the planet.
Europe believes a sat-nav system that is independent of GPS but inter-operable with it will drive a multi-billion euro industry in which receivers find their way into many more markets - from consumer mobile devices such as cell phones to safety-critical applications such as guided trains and buses.

But the idea of Galileo had irked the US Department of Defense, which controls the existing American system, because of the potential of the European network's signals to interfere with those intended for use by the US military.

The Pentagon feared the frequency structure being demanded by Brussels in the so-called Upper L Band between 1559 and 1591MHz could have prevented American commanders from degrading navigation data in the theatre of war to all but their own forces, as is possible at present.


THE GALILEO FUTURE

- Expected to be more than 400 million sat-nav users by 2015
- European aerospace and electronics firms say it will create more than 100,000 jobs
- Rescue services will be able to pinpoint the exact location of a car driver's accident
- Will allow someone to find their way in an unfamiliar city using their mobile phone


The new accord between the EU and US sees Europe shift its frequency choices to a standard known as Binary Offset Carrier 1.1.
The change in technical parameters will allow either side to effectively jam the other's signal in a small area, such as a battlefield, without shutting down the entire system.

More importantly from the civilian perspective, the agreement allows the systems to be meshed seamlessly, greatly benefiting manufacturers, service providers and consumers.

Better accuracy, especially in built-up areas where the current GPS signal can be patchy, should lead to a bigger demand for positioning systems.

Four permanent working groups are being set up to work through all the remaining and future compatibility, trade, development, and security issues.


Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/s ... 839809.stm

Published: 2004/06/26 10:12:49 GMT

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« Responder #1 em: Junho 26, 2004, 05:34:32 pm »
É uma boa notícia ter finalmente terminado o diferendo entre a UE e os EUA sobre as frequências do GPS e do Galileu. Esperemos que a implantação do Galileu avance agora rapidamente.
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« Responder #2 em: Junho 26, 2004, 06:36:50 pm »
Espero que o Brasil participe do Galileo.
 

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« Responder #3 em: Junho 26, 2004, 07:44:14 pm »
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Espero que o Brasil participe do Galileo.


Também gostaria, mas acho muito difícil...
Um Forte Abraço.
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« Responder #4 em: Janeiro 26, 2005, 11:44:35 pm »
Eurely Makes a Further Step Toward Galileo Concession  
 
 
(Source: Eurely; issued Jan. 25, 2005)
 
 
 BRUSSELS --- Eurely, the consortium formed by Alcatel, Finmeccanica, AENA and Hispasat, today provided its final proposal for the Galileo Concession. The offer, submitted to the European Commission by Eurely, contains further details and binding commitments to manage the services of the new satellite based European navigation system, in addition to the original proposal of September 2004.  
 
The Eurely proposal exceeds the European Commission and ESA requirements for the systems, due to the unrivalled competence and strengths of all its international partners in satellite services. The Eurely business plan is already today fully funded, as equity and other financing, on a non recourse basis, are over-subscribed.  
 
Eurely's unmatched industrial competence is based on the strong and diverse experience developed by the partners in all space related manufacturing, operations and services as well as applications domains. Eurely still continues to attract major European companies eager to cooperate on an exclusive basis to develop applications in the domain of their expertise. More than 40 companies from a wide variety of business sectors, such as telecommunications, civil works and road management, railways and defence have joined Eurely in the meantime.  
 
Through these partnerships and the connected capabilities, Eurely is in the unique position to cover all relevant sectors of the future markets for Galileo, such as location based services which are already under development, toll systems, air navigation, emergency applications, transportation safety systems and more.  
 
Furthermore, the Eurely consortium can build on the unique experience and expertise in high precision navigation systems acquired through its EGNOS activities under the leadership of Alcatel Space as prime contractor to ESA. Today the EGNOS system is utilizing existing GPS signals and is built to increase the integrity and to improve continuity, accuracy as well as the reliability of those signals for transportation applications. EGNOS is an important prerequisite in building and testing value add services already today and therefore provides a head-start to Eurely in developing applications for Galileo.  
 
A strong endorsement of the capabilities of the members of Eurely is the most recent achievement in the history of space: the success of the Cassini-Huygens mission with the landing and the operation of the Huygens probe on TITAN which exceeded the expectations of ESA and Europe. As Alcatel Space was the prime contractor of Huygens and Alenia Spazio has developed some of the most critical and innovative systems in the Cassini spacecraft, Eurely is especially proud to include such companies that are part of this European success.  
 
Through its partners and expertise the Eurely Consortium is uniquely positioned and strongly committed to be "the" concessionaire to manage the construction and operations of Galileo for Europe.  
 
 
BACKGROUND NOTES: EURELY FOUNDERS  
 
--AENA: Aena is a Public Business Entity entrusted with the planning, development, building, installation, operation and managing of the 44(+3) Spanish civil airports and the air navigation system for all airspace under Spanish responsibility, with 5 Area Control Centres covering 4 Flight Information Regions (FIR/UIR). Aena also manages 15 airports in Central and South America.  
 
--ALCATEL: Alcatel is a world-wide company, incorporated in France, leader in Communications and Broadband solutions for Telecommunication Services Providers, as well as Transports, Governmental, Health, Education and Oil & Gas. With sales of Euro12.5Bn in 2003, Alcatel operates in over 130 countries. Alcatel Space is also the Prime Contractor of EGNOS, the precursor to the Galileo system.  
 
-- FINMECCANICA: Finmeccanica is the Italian leader in high technology and plays key roles in every main programme and project in the aerospace and defence sectors, contributing its own exclusive design, development and production competencies. Aerospace and defence activities accounted for 75% of Euro 8.6Bn, consolidated Group turnover in 2003.  
 
--HISPASAT: Hispasat is a Spanish group of companies that started in 1989 as satellite system operator for commercial and governmental/military communication services, provision of engineering solutions and new advanced projects. HISPASAT has proven experience in satellite engineering, procurement, launch, testing and operations, with satellite ground control and monitoring premises in Spain, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico as well as appropriate knowledge in Security. HISPASAT has been cleared by the Spanish Ministry of Defence (SMOD) since 1990. (ends)  
 
 
 
 iNavSat Consortium Delivers Final Offer to Galileo Concession
 
 
(Source: Thales; issued Jan. 25, 2005)
 
 
 BRUSSELS, Belgium --- The iNavSat consortium today delivered its final offer to the Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) to become the Galileo concessionaire, deploying the Galileo satellite constellation, integrating EGNOS and operating all subsequent services. The consortium was chosen in October as one of the two final bidders.  
 
The preferred bidder is expected to be announced in February 2005.  
 
The iNavSat offer is based on a through technical due diligence in the light of user and market demands, which are complemented by the background and know-how of over 40 international iNavSat partners. They have contributed valuable experience in their given fields of expertise (e.g. automotive, telecommunication, information technologies, Safety of Life applications) to the successful commercial implementation of Galileo.  
 
The iNavSat financial proposal has been approved by 8 European leading banks, with some willing to contribute equity to the iNavSat investment. The iNavSat offer minimises public sector contribution over the 20 year concession period.  
 
The iNavSat risk mitigation and insurance scheme, which has been approved by leading insurance companies, secures sustainability of the Galileo Programme over the concession period The iNavSat consortium will take full responsibility for system deployment, operation and performance after completion of the in-orbit-validation phase.  
 
The iNavSat consortium was founded by EADS Space, Inmarsat Ventures and the Thales Group, who are the respective European market leaders in the fields of aerospace, mobile satellite communications and navigation-based products and services. Together they bring an unmatched array of experiences and skills to the Galileo Programme.  
 
Galileo is a European Union project to develop a new advanced satellite navigation system, more advanced than existing satellite navigation systems. The winning concessionaire is expected to take the lead in arranging private financing of the deployment and operational phases of Galileo, and ultimately would become the Galileo Operating Company.  
 
The Galileo programme marks a clear step forward for Europe. It is the first major European-level infrastructure procurement programme with a global dimension. It is also the first major Public Private Partnership (PPP) at a multinational level and will bring numerous benefits to Europe; notably the opportunity to demonstrate how government and industry can cooperate to achieve both market and policy success.  
 
 
EADS SPACE Services is committed to providing and developing satellite services in the area of telecommunications and navigation. EADS SPACE Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS SPACE, which is dedicated to providing civil and defence space systems. In 2003, EADS SPACE had a turnover of €2.4 billion and 12,000 employees in France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Spain. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2003, EADS generated revenues of € 30.1 billion and employed a workforce of more than 100,000.  
 
Inmarsat Ventures Ltd is a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services. Its services include voice, fax, intranet and internet access and other data services used by multinational corporations, government agencies, media and international aid organisations and other enterprise level users in the maritime, land and aeronautical sectors.  
 
Thales is an international electronics and systems group, serving defence, aerospace, services and security markets. The group employs 61,500 people worldwide and generated revenues of 10.6 billion in 2003. Thales has been pioneering in satellite navigation technology and is the only European company with end-to-end satellite navigation capability, from signals to products, to systems and services delivery.  
 
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« Responder #5 em: Janeiro 26, 2005, 11:46:00 pm »
First UK-Built Generative Navigation Payload Successfully Tested
 
 
(Source: EADS Astrium; issued Jan. 25, 2005)
 
 
 The first UK-built “generative” navigation payload (which generates and transmits a primary navigation signal that is not reliant on GPS) has been successfully tested by EADS Astrium at its Portsmouth facility as part of Europe’s Galileo global satellite navigation programme.  
 
The Galileo System Test Bed (GSTB) V2/B Engineering Model (EM) comprises engineering and qualification model payload equipments, including state-of-the-art atomic clock and digital signal generation technology. The successful integration and test of this engineering model marks the first time that a “fully generative” navigation payload has been built and tested in Europe.  
 
“This successful test is a major technological step forward proving our capability to build primary navigation signal payloads which generate independent signals and do not require GPS for reference,” said Dr Mike Healy, Director of Earth Observation, Navigation and Science for EADS Astrium in the UK.  
 
EADS Astrium, as payload prime contractor, has procured many of the engineering and qualification model payload equipments as customer furnished items from the European Space Agency (ESA). Most are the result of many years of advanced development by space equipment manufacturers across Europe.  
 
Incorporating these items into the engineering model required a radical manufacturing solution where the payload walls were designed to fold flat to enable easy access during the assembly, integration and test phases.  
 
Novel ground support equipment was required to provide environmental control measures during manufacture. These included a cold plate assembly to maintain stringent temperature stability of the atomic clocks.  
 
The completion of the EM payload assembly, integration and test campaign was a fundamental requirement to demonstrate the equipment’s mechanical and electrical interfaces and compliance to ESA’s functional and end-to-end performance requirements.  
 
The engineering model is crucial to the success of the GSTB V2/B programme as experience and expertise gained will assure the successful construction of the Proto-Flight Model (PFM) payload. The PFM payload assembly, integration and test campaign is due to commence in January 2005, culminating in the launch of the GSTB V2/B spacecraft late in 2005 or early 2006.  
 
 
BACKGROUND NOTES:  
 
Galileo is a European Union project to develop an advanced satellite navigation system. It will stimulate a step change in the role of satellite technology in the daily lives of both the public and business, from satellite positioning chips in mobile phones, to a vast array of public services including transport management and personal mobility applications. In complementing GPS, it will give increased accuracy and integrity, particularly in built-up areas and it will guarantee a role for European industry in the rapidly expanding satellite navigation market.  
 
EADS Astrium is Europe’s leading satellite system specialist. Its activities cover complete civil and military telecommunications and Earth observation systems, science and navigation programmes, and all spacecraft avionics and equipment. EADS Astrium is a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS SPACE, which is dedicated to providing civil and defence space systems. In 2003 EADS SPACE had a turnover of EUR 2.4 billion and 12,000 employees in France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Spain.  
 
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2003, EADS generated revenues of EUR 30.1 billion and employed a workforce of more than 100,000.  
 
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« Responder #6 em: Janeiro 28, 2005, 07:47:11 pm »
iNavSat Team Offers a 40-Partner Portfolio to Galileo Concession
 
 
(Source: EADS; issued Jan. 27, 2005)
 
 
 Over 40 international partners have joined the iNavSat consortium, created to win the Galileo Concession for global satellite services. These associated partners are ready to provide equipment and services to a significant global user base, with outstanding economic prospects. Established in more than 15 countries in Europe and the rest of the world, the team has extensive expertise either in infrastructure, technology, operations and services or market applications. Their activities cover user location based services, automotive, maritime, aviation industries, logistics, information technology, cartography, security and governmental use.  
 
iNavSat consortium partners include: Arcadis (Netherlands), Autostrade (Italy), Boeing (USA), CASC (China), Deimos (Spain), Deutsche Bahn (Germany), DFS (Germany), DLR (Germany), Elecnor (Spain), Ericsson (Sweden), Ertico (Belgium), IfEN (Germany), Tifsa (Spain), Infineon Technologies (Germany), Insa (Spain), Kongsberg (Norway), Lockheed Martin (USA), mmO2 (UK), NATSNav (UK), Navteq (NL), OHB (Germany/Italy), PTV (Germany), Roskosmos (Russia), SAPOS (Germany), Sener (Spain), SES Global (Luxembourg), SciSys (UK), Siemens (Germany), SiRF (USA), Skysoft (Portugal), Telesat (Canada), Terma (Denmark), TriaGnoSys (Germany), T-Systems (Germany), VEGA (UK), Vitrociset (Italy).  
 
The overall business case and the financial viability of Galileo has been assessed in full detail by iNavSat and is supported by 8 European banks, with some willing to contribute equity. “After reviewing the true differentiators of Galileo, the service concepts and the financing approach, we are confident that this is an attractive investment opportunity” said Michael Dinham, Managing Director Project Finance at ING. He underlined that: “ING Group is a long-term supporter of Galileo. We are prepared to provide significant financial support- both as equity and subordinated debt. We have great confidence in the ability of the iNavSat partners to implement this complex project. Our Space Finance team looks forward to adding Galileo to the €14bn of satellite transactions they have completed to date”.  
 
“Our objective is to make use of lessons learned from existing satellite navigation systems, which mitigate the technical challenges and give the senior lenders more comfort for the deployment phase to be performed according to schedule.” said M. Ripple Director for the Galileo Programme at EADS SPACE. He continues “the iNavSat’s partnerships in the US and Russia ensure maximum compatibility on user level for the next decades”. Then combined with overlay systems such as EGNOS the users will see an unmatched performance concerning accuracy, availability and redundancy and hence give the users a complete new world of applications.” Indeed the EU-US agreement on satellite navigation co-operation signed in June 2004 paved the way to a long-term co-operation.  
 
The European Commission has also signed international agreements with China and Israel and is negotiating with others including the Russian Federation, India and Ukraine, and promising contacts have been established with Morocco, South Korea, Australia, Mexico and Brazil. iNavSat is eager to promote Galileo on a world wide basis as can be seen from the global presence of its partners.  
 
The iNavSat concession proposal, which was submitted today, will now be considered by the Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU). A preferred bidder should be selected in February, followed by the immediate start of contract negotiation – finalising the last key milestone on Galileo’s path from project to reality.  
 
The iNavSat consortium was founded by EADS SPACE, Inmarsat Ventures and the Thales Group, who are the respective European market leaders in the fields of aerospace, mobile satellite communications and navigation-based products and services. Together they bring an unmatched array of experiences and skills to the Galileo Programme. This includes for example Skynet 5/Paradigm, the first European satellite concession project, and EGNOS, where Thales is a key player for its development and Inmarsat satellites broadcast the EGNOS signals. They were joined by the three additional core members OHB Technology, SES Global and Vitrociset.  
 
The iNavSat concession proposal for the Galileo Concession was submitted to the Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) today. The evaluation will lead to a long awaited preferred bidder selection in February through the GJU followed by an immediate start of the concession contract negotiation. After the approval by the transport council on December 10th 2004 to move to the deployment and operating phase of the Galileo programme, the preferred bidder selection will be the last key milestone to set the tracks for its realisation.  
 
EADS SPACE Services is committed to providing and developing satellite services in the area of telecommunications and navigation. EADS SPACE Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS SPACE, which is dedicated to providing civil and defence space systems. In 2003, EADS SPACE had a turnover of EUR 2.4 billion and 12,000 employees in France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Spain. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2003, EADS generated revenues of EUR 30.1 billion and employed a workforce of more than 100,000.  
 
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« Responder #7 em: Agosto 07, 2007, 09:58:06 pm »
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UE: Cooperação Galileo/GPS

A União Europeia e os EUA assinaram recentemente um acordo que permitirá a utilização dos seus sistemas de navegação por satélite, Galileo e GPS respectivamente, em simultâneo.

O acordo assinado prevê que os trinta satélites do projecto Galileo funcionem como um complemento aos actuais trinta satélites do sistema GPS norte-americano com uso exclusivamente civil.

Desta forma, existirá uma maior exactidão do posicionamento dos sistemas, permitindo aos receptores de sinal, um melhor cruzamento e utilização das informações enviadas pelos satélites.

A rede de trinta satélites do Galileo deverá estar em órbita em 2010 e a funcionar em pleno em 2012.

Recorde-se que este processo de cooperação começou em 2004, quando a União Europeia e os EUA concordaram com a criação de um grupo de trabalho que garantisse a interoperacionalidade dos dois sistemas.
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